[Ads-l] Jhoey
Margaret Lee
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Mon Jan 25 10:23:01 UTC 2016
The '80's African American hairdo was called the jheri curl.
--mlee
From: Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM>
To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2016 5:36 PM
Subject: Jhoey
Some time back I called attention to a cashier named "Jheri."
Now a puppet fabricator for the film _Anomalisa_ is listed as (the possibly
self-named)
"Jhoey Monster."
A Google search shows that Mr. or Ms. Monster has other, similar credits to
his/her/their name.
JL
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